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Deadly Air Pollutant Disproportionately Harms Americans Of Color: Study

"Black, Latino and Asian Americans face higher levels of exposure to fine particulate matter from traffic, construction and other sources".

"Nearly every source of the nation’s most pervasive and deadly air pollutant disproportionately affects Americans of color, regardless of their state or income level, according to a study published Wednesday. The analysis of fine-particle matter, which includes soot, shows how decisions made decades ago about where to build highways and industrial plants continue to harm the health of Black, Latino and Asian Americans today.
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Source: Washington Post, 04/29/2021
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"Biden Nominates Three New Members to Chemical Safety Board"

"The Biden administration nominated Sylvia Johnson, Jennifer Sass, and Steve Owens to serve on the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board."

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National (U.S.)
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/29/2021
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'White Gold' Rush: Calif. Lithium In Demand Amid Electric Vehicle Surge

"As demand for electric vehicles heats up, there's concern about a shortage of the key minerals needed to make them. The Biden administration has called for boosting domestic production of such minerals, including lithium for the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. And that has many hoping for big business in a desolate spot of California's Imperial Valley."

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Source: NPR, 04/29/2021
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"Satellites Show World’s Glaciers Melting Faster Than Ever"

"Glaciers are melting faster, losing 31% more snow and ice per year than they did 15 years earlier, according to three-dimensional satellite measurements of all the world’s mountain glaciers. Scientists blame human-caused climate change."

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Source: AP, 04/29/2021
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Emails Show Oil Lobby Mobilized Dem Governors’ Opposition To Biden Order

"Fossil fuel trade groups in Louisiana and New Mexico rallied Democratic governors in opposition to President Joe Biden’s executive order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and in offshore waters, newly released emails show."

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National (U.S.)
Source: HuffPost, 04/29/2021
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"The Secret Footage of the N.R.A. Chief’s Botched Elephant Hunt"

"Wayne LaPierre has cultivated his image as an exemplar of American gun culture, but video of his clumsy marksmanship—and details regarding his Rodeo Drive shopping trips—tells another story."

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National (U.S.)
Source: New Yorker, 04/29/2021
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"Biden Administration Announces $8.25B In Loans To Boost Power Grid"

"The Biden administration is taking several actions to boost the power grid, it announced Tuesday, including up to $8.25 billion in new Energy Department loans."

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Source: The Hill, 04/28/2021
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"Why Dead Trees Are ‘the Hottest Commodity on the Planet’"

"Bitcoin? Blasé. Gold? Going out of style. “The hottest commodity on the planet,” according to Dustin Jalbert, an economist at the market-research firm Fastmarkets, is lumber." "Blame climate change, wildfires, hungry beetles … and Millennial home buyers."

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Source: Atlantic, 04/28/2021
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Extreme Weather: Flood Insurance Debate Returns. Here's What To Expect

"Competing legislative pitches for extending and reforming the nation's debt-hampered flood insurance program are about to hit Capitol Hill — bringing debates over climate change and risk, equity and cost, and the role of federal subsidies."

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National (U.S.)
Source: E&E News, 04/28/2021
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"Senate Confirms Janet McCabe As Deputy EPA Chief"

"The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Janet McCabe as the No. 2 official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."

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Source: The Hill, 04/28/2021
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"Scientist: Extent of DDT Dumping In Pacific Is ‘Staggering’"

"Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected."

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Source: AP, 04/28/2021
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"Biden's Unlikely New Ally On Climate Change: Corporate America"

"Donald Trump called climate change “a Chinese hoax” and said global emissions goals would be “very hard on our business.” But when the former president pulled the U.S. out of the Paris accord in 2017, there was no celebrating in the C-suite."

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National (U.S.)
Source: Politico, 04/28/2021
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"Biden Administration Makes It Easier For Tribes To Reacquire Lands"

"The Interior Department on Tuesday moved to make it easier for tribal nations to place lands into trust, reversing several Trump-era actions that it says undermined tribal sovereignty."

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National (U.S.)
Source: HuffPost, 04/28/2021
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Drought-Hit Calif. To Halt Nestlé From Taking Millions Of Gallons Of Water

"California water officials have moved to stop Nestlé from siphoning millions of gallons of water out of California’s San Bernardino forest, which it bottles and sells as Arrowhead brand water, as drought conditions worsen across the state."

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California
Source: Guardian, 04/28/2021
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"Regan's Contentious Bid To Reset EPA Scientific Integrity"

"When EPA Administrator Michael Regan fired every member of two science advisory panels in March, he was trying to send an unequivocal message: It's a new day for scientific integrity."

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Climate Change
Environmental Health
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Science
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National (U.S.)
Source: E&E News, 04/28/2021
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EJToday: Top Headlines

Deadly Air Pollutant Disproportionately Harms Americans Of Color: Study

"Biden Nominates Three New Members to Chemical Safety Board"

'White Gold' Rush: Calif. Lithium In Demand Amid Electric Vehicle Surge

"Satellites Show World’s Glaciers Melting Faster Than Ever"

Emails Show Oil Lobby Mobilized Dem Governors’ Opposition To Biden Order

"The Secret Footage of the N.R.A. Chief’s Botched Elephant Hunt"

"Biden Administration Announces $8.25B In Loans To Boost Power Grid"

"Why Dead Trees Are ‘the Hottest Commodity on the Planet’"

Extreme Weather: Flood Insurance Debate Returns. Here's What To Expect

"Senate Confirms Janet McCabe As Deputy EPA Chief"

"Scientist: Extent of DDT Dumping In Pacific Is ‘Staggering’"

"Biden's Unlikely New Ally On Climate Change: Corporate America"

"Biden Administration Makes It Easier For Tribes To Reacquire Lands"

Drought-Hit Calif. To Halt Nestlé From Taking Millions Of Gallons Of Water

"Regan's Contentious Bid To Reset EPA Scientific Integrity"

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